GARVEY MARCUS Large silverprint portrait with an inscription

Sale 2171 - Lot 232

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GARVEY, MARCUS. Large silverprint portrait with an inscription in ink from the Black Cross Nurses, signed by the photographer "Harris" in the lower right corner. 18-1/2x15-3/4 inches; a few nicks to the edges, otherwise a remarkable survival. San Francisco, circa 1923

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A photograph of a "charcoal portrait," inscribed by Garvey''s Black Cross Nurses "Presented by Black Cross Nurses of S.F. Div. No 148 of the U. N. I. A. & A. C. L. Drawn by Gem Art Co, 2536 California St, S.F. Cal." The Black Cross Nurses were often seen marching in brigades when Garvey''s United Negro Improvement Association paraded in New York and other cities around the country. Garvey stressed the participation of women in his movement, and the Black Cross Nurses epitomized this.